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[Sinner, a Stranger's at thy door] (Kurzenknabe)

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John E. Kurzenknabe Incipit: 56712 31577 56712

Author: J. E. K. Appears in 626 hymnals First Line: Sinner, a Stranger's at thy door Refrain First Line: O come to Christ Lyrics: 1 Sinner, a Stranger’s at thy door, O come! yes, come! Gently He knocks,—He’s knocked before. O come to Christ! Long has He waited, waits He still; O come! yes, come! Canst thou treat any friend so ill? O come to Christ! Refrain: O come to Christ, To Christ the Crucified, Christ the glorified! Come, O come! O come, O come to the Christ! 2 Lonely His attitude; He stands— O come! yes, come! Waiting for thee, with outstretched hands. O come to Christ! Infinite kindness, yes, He shows, O come! yes, come! Infinite love e’en to His foes, O come to Christ! [Refrain] 3 Touched by His wondrous love divine, O come! yes, come! Turn away sin, His foe and thine. O come to Christ! Open thine heart, His grace to win, O come! yes, come! Welcome this heavenly Stranger in. O come to Christ! [Refrain] Topics: Coming to Christ Used With Tune: [Sinner, a Stranger's at thy door]

Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Come to the Christ

Author: J. E. K. Hymnal: Fair as the Morning. Hymns and Tunes for Praise in the Sunday-School #184 (1891) First Line: Sinner, a Stranger's at thy door Refrain First Line: O come to Christ Lyrics: 1 Sinner, a Stranger’s at thy door, O come! yes, come! Gently He knocks,—He’s knocked before. O come to Christ! Long has He waited, waits He still; O come! yes, come! Canst thou treat any friend so ill? O come to Christ! Refrain: O come to Christ, To Christ the Crucified, Christ the glorified! Come, O come! O come, O come to the Christ! 2 Lonely His attitude; He stands— O come! yes, come! Waiting for thee, with outstretched hands. O come to Christ! Infinite kindness, yes, He shows, O come! yes, come! Infinite love e’en to His foes, O come to Christ! [Refrain] 3 Touched by His wondrous love divine, O come! yes, come! Turn away sin, His foe and thine. O come to Christ! Open thine heart, His grace to win, O come! yes, come! Welcome this heavenly Stranger in. O come to Christ! [Refrain] Topics: Coming to Christ Languages: English Tune Title: [Sinner, a Stranger's at thy door]

Come to the Christ

Author: Joseph Grigg Hymnal: Augsburg Songs No. 2 #84 (1893) First Line: Sinner, a Stranger's at thy door Refrain First Line: O come to Christ Topics: Gospel Call Languages: English Tune Title: [Sinner, a Stranger's at thy door]

People

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J. Grigg

1720 - 1768 Person Name: Joseph Grigg Author of "Come to the Christ" in Augsburg Songs No. 2 Grigg, Joseph, was born in 1728, according to the D. Sedgwick’s Manuscript," but this date seems to be some six or eight years too late. He was the son of poor parents and was brought up to mechanical pursuits. In 1743 he forsook his trade and became assistant minister to the Rev. Thomas Bures, of the Presbyterian Church, Silver Street, London. On the death of Mr. Bures in 1747, he retired from the ministry, and, marrying a lady of property, look up his residence at St. Albans. He died at Walthamstow, Essex, Oct. 29, 1768. As a hymnwriter Grigg is chiefly known by two of his hymns, "Behold a stranger at the door"; and "Jesus, and can it ever be?" His hymnwriting began, it is said, at ten years of age. His published works of various kinds number over 40. Those in which his hymns are found are:— (1) Miscellanies on Moral and Religious Subjects, &c, London, Elizabeth Harrison, 1756. (2) The Voice of Danger, the Voice of God. A Sermon Preached at St. Albans, and at Box-Lane, Chiefly with a View to the apprehended Invasion. By J. Grigg. London, J. Buckland, 1756. To this is appended his hymn, "Shake, Britain, like an aspen shake." (3) Four Hymns on Divine Subjects wherein the Patience and Love of Our Divine Saviour is displayed, London, 1765. (4) Hymns by the late Rev. Joseph Grigg, Stourbridge, 1806. (5) During 1765 and 1766 he also contributed 12 hymns to The Christians Magazine. In 1861 D. Sedgwick collected his hymns and poems, and published them with a memoir as: Hymns on Divine Subjects, * * * * London, 1861. This volume contains 40 "Hymns," and 17 "Serious Poems." In the “S. MSS." Sedgwick notes that in 1861 he omitted three hymns by Grigg, which were then unknown to him, viz.:—l) On "The National Fast," appended to a sermon preached at Northampton, Feb. 13, 1761, by W. Warburton, and published in London, 1761. (2) "A Harvest Hymn by the late Rev. Joseph Grigg," in 6 stanzas, in the Evangelical Magazine, July, 1822; and (3) On the Parable of Dives and Lazarus, dated "Feb. 15, 1767." -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

John Erasmus Kurzenknabe

1867 - 1937 Person Name: J. E. K. Author of "Come to the Christ" in Fair as the Morning. Hymns and Tunes for Praise in the Sunday-School Born: Circa 1867, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania (twin to his brother George). As of 1930, Kurzenknabe was living in Cook County, Illinois, with his wife Jeannette. --www.hymntime.com/tch